Politicians, Advocates and Prominent Australians Call for JobSeeker Increase in Federal Budget

Labor MPs Alicia Payne, Louise Miller-Frost, Michelle Ananda-Raja and Kate Thwaites, Liberal MP Bridget Archer, the Greens, and a wide range of independents and cross-bench… Read More ›

OECD: Double Blow for Workers as Inflation Drives Real Wages Down and Labour Taxes Up

Taxes on labour increased in 2022 as rising nominal wages pushed workers into higher tax brackets and reduced their eligibility for tax credits and cash… Read More ›

OECD Working Papers on Tax Incentives for R&D and Innovation

Design features of income-based tax incentives for R&D and innovation Authors: Ana Cinta González Cabral, Pierce O’Reilly, Silvia Appelt, Fernando Galindo-Rueda and Tibor Hanappi Tax… Read More ›

ANU CSRM Submission to Senate Inquiry into Income Management

Matthew Gray and Rob Bray from the ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods (CSRM) have recently prepared a submission to the Senate Standing Committees… Read More ›

Australian Treasury: Measuring What Matters — Second Consultation Process

Date: 14 April 2023 – 26 May 2023 In an effort to engage even more broadly with the Australian public on the Government’s proposed standalone… Read More ›

Grattan Institute: Cut Spending and Raise Taxes to Repair the Budget

The federal government needs to cut spending and raise taxes to rein in Australia’s structural budget deficit, according to a new Grattan Institute report. The… Read More ›

Australian Government Releases Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Report

In December 2022, the Treasurer, Dr Jim Chalmers, and the Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth, established an interim Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee (the Committee).… Read More ›

Treasury Consultation: Public Country-by-Country Reporting

Date: 06 April 2023 – 28 April 2023 As part of the October 2022‑23 Budget, the government announced a transparency measure for multinational entities to… Read More ›

TTPI Working Paper: Tax Bunching of Australia’s Very High Earners

Tax bunching of very high earners. Evidence from Australia’s Division 293 tax Authors: Andrew Carter and Robert Breunig (ANU Crawford School of Public Policy) We… Read More ›

Call for Papers: Australian Social Policy Conference 2023

Abstract submissions close: 8 May 2023 The 2023 Australian Social Policy Conference (ASPC) will be hosted by the Australian Social Policy Association and held at… Read More ›